BCS 1995 Grad
Skills still relevant:
Operating Systems (Was Unix, but the growth in Linux let me reuse that knowledge)
Databases - using daily.
Compiler Construction - Very useful in conjunction with the programming languages I learned.
C++/Fortran/Modula-2/Scheme/Cobol/APL/JCL - Apart from C++, do not use these, but newer languages are quite easy for me to pick up.
Algorithms - Occasional use in analysing performance issues. Lessons from this inform most of my decisions when programming.
Sometimes I think people exaggerate just how much different things are from what came before - perhaps it just points to how easily pick up on new technologies.
Well, the _plan_ is to remove all that stuff. I'm not so sure in practice this is done. Lowest bidder and all. If they remove everything down to the steel, and then sandblast every inch, then I'd agree, but I sincerely doubt they are that meticulous in practice.
When I see people use the words ALL, always, never, etc, my bullshit meter goes off the chart. I have rarely seen absolute statements be accurate, especially when there is no financial gain as an end result.
I agree. 1 article treated this way would be fine. All of them?
No. I've never really liked April Fool's editions of any publication where more then small % was April fools content.
Ah well, maybe get a little more work done today.
Hydrogen, once free of the bags, would rise very quickly. The only thing those under it would need to fear would be the debris. Fire would only be an issue if it was very low when it happened.
If you direct to the IBM announcement, which mentions the system in more detail then this linked article - http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/32414.wss
The New zEnterprise 196
" From a performance standpoint, the zEnterprise System is the most powerful commercial IBM system ever. The core server in the zEnterprise System -- called zEnterprise 196 -- contains 96 of the world's fastest, most powerful microprocessors, capable of executing more than 50 billion instructions per second. That's roughly 17,000 times more instructions than the Model 91, the high-end of IBM's popular System/360 family, could execute in 1970."
17k x improvement in performance in 40 years? I suppose that is about right...
'Easy' - you carry storage tanks with the load, and a compressor. If you have a ship big enough to carry the rig in the first place, carrying the compressed gas back would be less of an issue. Of course this might not be economically feasible as we are talking a rather ridiculous volume of helium.
Why? There is no need for this to be one piece. Make them like wood pellets.
Still no idea how they would use the pellets, but making a big piece may not make sense, especially for the reason you mention.
This reminds me of the Bear and the Dragon by Tom Clancy, where a mineral rush in Siberia prompted a war between China and Russia (with the US saving the day with their ubertechnology). Is this enough money to draw the Russians back in again?
How much more volatility can that region hold? I can't see this as being positive for any country really.
Whats wrong with a little extra padding?:)
Actually, I'm pretty sure I saw a taxi-driver doing pretty much the same thing, without a nice custom mount. So I guess there is a market for this.
How long until we see a major thriller use this as more technobable?
And of course, they will use wireless technology by hacking into the cellphone the victim has foolishly left plugged in, allowing access to the car's operating system via the 12-volt power supply.
The horror!
Here's a thought. Our world already gets a certain amount of energy from the sun. By adding solar collectors and beaming the energy down to earth, we will be effectively increasing the amount of thermal energy into the system. Yes I know that is is converted (at some level of efficiency) to usable work, but much energy used remains loose as heat.
Now, our current civilization only requires a tiny fraction of the solar energy we get from the sun, so adding a bit more will likely not be a big deal, but over time - centuries perhaps, would we be subjecting the earth to heat pollution?
Doesn't sound like keeping it running would be that expensive. You feed the new prices into a database, something reads the database and sends out the message. Classic automation.
When I'm bored, I am more likely to eat. When I'm wasting enemies in Team Fortress 2 (ok, being wasted, but hey), the last thing I'm going to do is get up and get a snack.
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BCS 1995 Grad Skills still relevant: Operating Systems (Was Unix, but the growth in Linux let me reuse that knowledge) Databases - using daily. Compiler Construction - Very useful in conjunction with the programming languages I learned. C++/Fortran/Modula-2/Scheme/Cobol/APL/JCL - Apart from C++, do not use these, but newer languages are quite easy for me to pick up. Algorithms - Occasional use in analysing performance issues. Lessons from this inform most of my decisions when programming. Sometimes I think people exaggerate just how much different things are from what came before - perhaps it just points to how easily pick up on new technologies.
Well, the _plan_ is to remove all that stuff. I'm not so sure in practice this is done. Lowest bidder and all. If they remove everything down to the steel, and then sandblast every inch, then I'd agree, but I sincerely doubt they are that meticulous in practice. When I see people use the words ALL, always, never, etc, my bullshit meter goes off the chart. I have rarely seen absolute statements be accurate, especially when there is no financial gain as an end result.
Wouldn't be prudent :)
For rather extreme definitions of socialism.
I agree. 1 article treated this way would be fine. All of them? No. I've never really liked April Fool's editions of any publication where more then small % was April fools content. Ah well, maybe get a little more work done today.
Agreed.
This is not very far from blaming the victim here.
There were other cavete's noted elsewhere - there was a comment that she needed to stop speaking out against the IDs as well.
No card. The damn things will simply know what you look like.
Hydrogen, once free of the bags, would rise very quickly. The only thing those under it would need to fear would be the debris. Fire would only be an issue if it was very low when it happened.
I'm afraid any war worthy of the name with china will be a nuclear one, and no one will win that.
Most certainly not the first printed product by a long shot. Check google - the only thing new here is the application to a gun.
If you direct to the IBM announcement, which mentions the system in more detail then this linked article - http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/32414.wss The New zEnterprise 196 " From a performance standpoint, the zEnterprise System is the most powerful commercial IBM system ever. The core server in the zEnterprise System -- called zEnterprise 196 -- contains 96 of the world's fastest, most powerful microprocessors, capable of executing more than 50 billion instructions per second. That's roughly 17,000 times more instructions than the Model 91, the high-end of IBM's popular System/360 family, could execute in 1970." 17k x improvement in performance in 40 years? I suppose that is about right...
'Easy' - you carry storage tanks with the load, and a compressor. If you have a ship big enough to carry the rig in the first place, carrying the compressed gas back would be less of an issue. Of course this might not be economically feasible as we are talking a rather ridiculous volume of helium.
OM NOM NOM NOM.... I'd paint a big toothy mouth up front :)
Why? There is no need for this to be one piece. Make them like wood pellets. Still no idea how they would use the pellets, but making a big piece may not make sense, especially for the reason you mention.
I've heard tales of soldiers burning C4 to cook MREs. Sounds like folklore to me, as I've never seen it. Like I would hang around when someone did :)
This reminds me of the Bear and the Dragon by Tom Clancy, where a mineral rush in Siberia prompted a war between China and Russia (with the US saving the day with their ubertechnology). Is this enough money to draw the Russians back in again? How much more volatility can that region hold? I can't see this as being positive for any country really.
Whats wrong with a little extra padding? :)
Actually, I'm pretty sure I saw a taxi-driver doing pretty much the same thing, without a nice custom mount. So I guess there is a market for this.
How long until we see a major thriller use this as more technobable? And of course, they will use wireless technology by hacking into the cellphone the victim has foolishly left plugged in, allowing access to the car's operating system via the 12-volt power supply. The horror!
No other comment - this is simply factually wrong. Let me know when Scroogle can't even resolve Google servers, then they are truly blocked.
Here's a thought. Our world already gets a certain amount of energy from the sun. By adding solar collectors and beaming the energy down to earth, we will be effectively increasing the amount of thermal energy into the system. Yes I know that is is converted (at some level of efficiency) to usable work, but much energy used remains loose as heat. Now, our current civilization only requires a tiny fraction of the solar energy we get from the sun, so adding a bit more will likely not be a big deal, but over time - centuries perhaps, would we be subjecting the earth to heat pollution?
I would agree - for something as fuzzy as browser selection, I'd need to see something like 10-20% before making any type of pronouncement.
Doesn't sound like keeping it running would be that expensive. You feed the new prices into a database, something reads the database and sends out the message. Classic automation.
When I'm bored, I am more likely to eat. When I'm wasting enemies in Team Fortress 2 (ok, being wasted, but hey), the last thing I'm going to do is get up and get a snack.